Blyth and Tyneside Poems & Songs
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| Author | James Anderson |
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| Language | English, many in (Geordie dialect) |
| Genre | book |
| Publisher | John 'Scribe' Fraser |
Publication date | 1898 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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| Pages | 126 pages |
Details
[edit]Blyth and Tyneside Poems & Songs was a book, published in 1898. It contained well over 50 songs in its 126 pages.[1]
The full title of the book was "Blyth and Tyneside Poems & Songs by James Anderson, (Pay Friday,) Blyth; J. Fraser, Scribe Office, Blyth Price One Shilling" and was a collection of poems written by James Anderson and printed by J. Fraser, Scribe Office, Blyth
A copy of the book is now held at the Border History Museum in Hexham, Northumberland, England.
The publication
[edit]The front cover of the book is as thus :-
BLYTH AND TYNESIDE
POEMS & SONGS
BY
– - – - – -
JAMES ANDERSON,
(PAY FRIDAY,)
BLYTH
J. Fraser, Scribe Office, Blyth
The cost of the publication was One Shilling
Contents
[edit]The contents included the following songs, mainly written in the Geordie dialect, often very broad, all written by James Anderson, and listed here in alphabetical order-
- Aa wunder what canny aad Blyth 'll say noo[2]
- Another Song in answer to James Armstrong
- At Heddon-on-the-Wall
- Aud Billy Henderson's wonderful coat, to the tune of Cappy's, the Dog[3]
- Aw wish pay Friday wad cum, to the tune of Aw wish yor muther wud cum (This song was awarded first prize in the Newcastle Weekly Chronicle song competition of 1870)[4]
- Aw wish that time wad cum, to the tune of John Anderson, my Joe[5]
- Aw'll buy ne mair butter o' Paddison's wife, to the tune of Laird o' Cockpen[6]
- Aw'll nivor gan drinkin' i' Blyth onny mair, to the tune of Laird o' Cockpen[7]
- Be kind te yer wife[8]
- Blyth sailor's farewell, to the tune of Laird o' Cockpen[9]
- Bonny banks of o' Tyne[10]
- Bonny bright eyed Mary[11]
- Bonny Throckley Fell
- brightest gem on earth – (The)
- Clocks at the Central Station – (The)
- Four Seasons – (The)
- Friendship's Smile
- Half the lees they tell isn't true[12]
- High price o' coals; or, Peggy's lament[13]
- Honest workin' man[14]
- Jack an' Nan[15]
- Jennie and Jemmie, a parody on the song 'When ye gang awa, Jemmie'[16]
- John Bryson, the Miners' Best Friend
- Last line – an' spent a jolly neet man
- Late Mr James Bonner – (The)
- Little favourite Pink Flower – (My)
- Local Poet's Lament for Jos Chater – (The)
- Man, know Thyself
- Mary on the Banks of Tyne
- Miseries of man[17]
- Music
- Northumberland miners' strike, 1876[18]
- Residence in Blyth – (My)
- Rural Retreat – (A)
- Sally and Bobby, to the tune of Cappy's, the Dog[19]
- Sally and Sam[20]
- Smiling Face – (A)
- Sweet Little Home by the Sea – (My)
- Thor's queer folks noo o' days[21]
- Toast – (A), On taking a friendly Glass of Beer (awarded first prize in a competition)[22]
- Tortoise-shell tom cat[23]
- Town of Old Hexham – (The)
- True Manhood
- Walbottle Dene, to the tune of John Anderson, my Joe
- What did aw get married for?, to the tune of Green grows the rashes o[24]
- What is Love
- Wor Bonny Pit Lad
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Farne Archives – select "Anderson, James (b. 1825)"". Archived from the original on 6 February 2010.
- ^ "Farne archives – Aa wunder what canny aad Blyth 'll say noo". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Farne archives – Aud Billy Henderson's wonderful coat". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Farne archives – Aw wish pay Friday wad cum".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Farne archives – Aw wish that time wad cum". Archived from the original on 17 January 2013.
- ^ "Farne archives – Aw'll buy ne mair butter o' Paddison's wife". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
- ^ "Farne archives – Aw'll nivor gan drinkin' i' Blyth onny mair". Archived from the original on 17 January 2013.
- ^ "Farne archives – Be kind te yer wife". Archived from the original on 17 January 2013.
- ^ "Farne archives – Blyth sailor's farewell". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
- ^ "Farne archives – Bonny banks of o' Tyne". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Farne archives – Bonny bright eyed Mary". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Farne archives – Half the lees they tell isn't true". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
- ^ "Farne archives – High price o' coals; or, Peggy's lament". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
- ^ "Farne archives – Honest workin' man". Archived from the original on 17 January 2013.
- ^ "Farne archives – Jack an' Nan". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Farne archives – Jennie and Jemmie". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
- ^ "Farne archives – Miseries of man". Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ "Farne archives – Northumberland miners' strike, 1876". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
- ^ "Farne archives – Sally and Bobby". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Farne archives – Sally and Sam". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
- ^ "Farne archives – Thor's queer folks noo o' days". Archived from the original on 17 January 2013.
- ^ "Farne archives – A Toast". Archived from the original on 26 August 2014.
- ^ "Farne archives – Tortoise-shell tom cat". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
- ^ "Farne archives – What did aw get married for?". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
External links
[edit]- James Anderson (1898). Collection of Blyth and Tyneside Poems & Songs. J. Fraser [pref.
- Farne archives – Blyth and Tyneside poems and songs – front cover
- Allan’s Illustrated Edition of Tyneside songs and readings